Canada Cannabis

• Cannabis review calls for several changes as industry struggles

  A group convened by the federal government to study the legislation that made cannabis legal is recommending the country review one of the industry's biggest gripes.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2024
  
• Pot shop robberies spur push to end restrictions on window displays

  The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, which regulates the province's cannabis retailers, said stores must ensure cannabis products are not visible from the shop's exterior.

  Cannabis

  Apr 16, 2023
  
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• Cannabis company Tilray to buy rival Hexo in all share deal

  Tilray's Irwin Simon says that along with its acquisition of Montauk Brewing Co., the Hexo deal will help as it builds a leading, diversified cannabis lifestyle company.

  Cannabis

  Apr 10, 2023
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• Did legal weed displace black market? Ottawa launches mandated review on cannabis law

  The legislation dictates that the federal government must investigate the impact of legalization on a wide range of issues, including public health and youth consumption.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2022
• Canadian cannabis industry eyeing U.S. push for marijuana legalization

  U.S. lawmakers are looking at a comprehensive effort to legalize marijuana, which the legal cannabis industry north of the border would love to see become law.

  Cannabis

  Aug 2, 2022
• B.C. cannabis conference aims to connect small farms with stakeholders

  The B.C. Cannabis Summit is being held by the Association for Canadian Cannabis Retailers and BC Craft Farmers Co-op, at Kelowna's Eldorado Resort.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2022
• Ontario’s cannabis store openings slow as legal pot’s share of sales up: OCS

  Ontario's cannabis distributor says the number of pot shop openings is still growing but at a slower pace than previously seen.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2022
• Interest in outdoor cannabis cultivation grows among Canadian producers

  Health Canada began handing out licenses to cultivate cannabis outside in 2019. Interest has since grown steadily.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2020
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• Cannabis use in Canada increased 40 per cent between 2013 and 2017: UN report

  It says the increase in Canada during this time was more pronounced in adults aged 20 or older, while it declined among young people aged 19 or younger.

  Cannabis

  Jul 1, 2019
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• Six months after legalization, high prices and supply issues boost illicit pot market

  It has been six months since Canada became the first industrialized country to legalize recreational cannabis, in a bid to stamp out the illicit market, but the price gap between legal and illicit marijuana appears to be widening, according to Statistics Canada.

  Cannabis

  Apr 20, 2019